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Pro RH Advocates Win First Battle in Occupy for RH Camp

Anti-RH advocates were forced to leave SB Park after pro-RH advocates discovered that they didn't have a permit. The anti-RH advocates tried...

Michigan’s Religious Bullying Bill

With the reproductive health bill still stuck in legislation, our legislators need a lesson or two about religious freedom. But I...

Irish Government Closes Vatican Embassy

Due to cost-cutting, Ireland is closing their embassy in the Vatican because that diplomatic relation doesn't give Ireland an economic return though it probably does give an economic return to the Vatican.

A Slice of Occupy

In case you haven't heard, there have been people protesting in New York since the 17th of September. (Yes, they've been there for more than a month now.)

Sin, Smallpox, and Sympathy: Why the Church Will Continue to Let Mothers Die

Because for these anti-RH conservative Catholics, protecting human lives is not as important as respecting God.

The International Women’s Health Movement in The Era of Globalization

My dear sisters, I open my eyes and see that the world is poorer. There are large gaps between exist between the rich and the poor and the gap is ever-widening. Apart from this, the world is at war, led by a nation which reacted to the aggression of a few by punishing whole peoples.

Primacy of Conscience in the Prison of the Church

Senator Miriam Santiago's theological argument for the Reproductive Health Bill relies on the Catholic doctrine called "primacy of conscience." But some...

Hold Your Horses: On Our Global Women’s Progress Report Standing

Unlike what the carefully crafted Palace statement implies, the Philippines is not exactly a safe haven for women.

Church and State: Why They Can’t be Friends

The official news website of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) recently published an article titled "Church and state: Why can't they be friends?" which tells of the Pope's warning on the dangers of secularism. The following are some key excerpts pertinent to the Philippine situation and worthy of analysis, in an attempt to answer the title question why the church and state can't indeed be friends.

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